From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 7:52 AM

Following his meeting with top Department of Defense officials, President Bush spoke to reporters about the global scope of the efforts to combat terrorism. He discussed the insurgency, constitutional referendum, and military training in Iraq. President Bush did not respond to reporter...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 7:17 AM

British Home Secretary Charles Clarke and opponents testified before a House of Commons committee on anti-terrorism legislation recently introduced by the government. The bill included a proposal to extend detention periods for suspected terrorists from a few days to three months and wou...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 6:43 AM

Witnesses testified about whether Saudi Arabia is a friend or foe in the global effort to combat terrorism. Deputy Assistant Secretary Glaser discussed measures taken by the Saudi Arabian government to decrease terrorist financing and the evolution of its perspective on counter terrorism...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 6:29 AM

Vice President Cheney spoke about national security, the efforts to combat terrorism, and operations in Iraq. He addressed the November 17 speech by Representative John Murtha that called for a complete withdrawal of troops from Iraq. He also talked about pre-war intelligence assessmen...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 5:26 AM

Mr. Rove spoke to Republican party members at their annual winter meeting about a number of topics including potential political strategies in the 2006 midterm elections and the Democratic Party’s stance on Iraq and terrorism. In his remarks he criticized Democrats for their calls to end...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 5:23 AM

Attorney General Gonzales spoke to students about law enforcement efforts to combat global terrorism and defended the Bush administration’s use of intelligence assets to perform domestic surveillance operations. He talked about the security needs for the programs as well as the legal bas...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 5:06 AM

John Negroponte talked about the challenges of intelligence reform, domestic surveillance, and combating terrorism. Topics included global terrorism, Iraq’s struggle to build its democracy, and nuclear proliferation in the cases of Iran and North Korea. He also described intelligence co...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 4:49 AM

Mr. Raman talked about jihadi terrorism at a conference of international officials. He shared his ideas on the progress in the fight against terrorism. Mr. Ramon is a former member of the special task force of the government of India, a former member of the working and study groups on...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 3:34 AM

The House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation held a hearing to review the State Department’s annual report on terrorism. Witnesses testified about regions and areas of primary concern in combating international terrorism, s...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 3:08 AM

A hearing was held on balancing civil liberties with national security needs. Witnesses examined the implementation of the September 11 Commission recommendations. Members of the White House Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board and family members of victims who died on September ...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 3:05 AM

The House debated a non-binding resolution (H. Res. 861) on support for operations in Iraq and efforts to combat international terrorism. It also stated that no time limits should be set for U.S. withdrawal of troops and that the U.S. would prosecute the war on terrorism until victory ha...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 2:55 AM

Representative King talked about homeland security and the Department of Homeland Security’s anti-terrorism grants to urban areas. Chairman King held a hearing on this the previous day featuring the mayors of New York and Washington, D.C. Both mayors say they got 40% cuts in DHS anti-t...

From: C-SPAN on Sat, Feb 05 2011 12:21 AM

Mr. Black talked about his perspective on President Bush’s speeches this week on the U.S. response to terrorism, including the role of torture in interrogation, the president's desire for the use of military commissions in trying suspects, and whether intelligence gathering has improved sin...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 11:44 PM

President Bush and Afghanistan President Karzai spoke to the press about relations between the U.S. and Afghanistan, as well as efforts to combat terrorism and maintain security in Afghanistan. In response to questions over a leaked National Intelligence Estimate that had described an i...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 11:24 PM

Former national security advisers talked about U.S. strategy in efforts to combat international terrorism. Among the topics they addressed were the global scope of terrorism, balancing foreign policy options, and future areas of concern in efforts to prevent terrorism while promoting de...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 9:34 PM

General Abizaid, commander of the U. S. Central Command, spoke about military efforts to combat terrorism, sustaining operational readiness in a protracted and asymmetrical warfare, challenges posed by the Middle East and North Korea, and planning to meet future challenges. He also talk...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 8:39 PM

Authors talked about their books on national security and terrorism. James Bamford is the author of Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency and Jeffrey Richelson is the author of The Wizards of Langley: Inside the CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology....

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 7:37 PM

Richard Clarke, former head of counterterrorism at the National Security Council, talked about steps to combat terrorism beyond the war in Iraq. He focused on the need for an eventual military withdrawal from Iraq and the Persian Gulf to effectively combat international terrorism, confr...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 7:01 PM

Two authors who have written about the threat of terrorism talked about their books and responded to telephone calls from viewers. First Steven Emerson talked by remote video link from Davie, Florida about his book, Jihad Incorporated: A Guide to Militant Islam in the U.S., published ...

From: C-SPAN on Fri, Feb 04 2011 6:37 PM

Moderated by Professor Macdonald, experts discussed the environments that enable terrorism. Topics included Pakistani seminaries and their relation to jihads, Hamas radicalization of Palestinians, and terrorism in East Africa caused by government corruption, religious fundamentalism, and endemic...